Someone or a group of people stole credit or
debit card information for tens of millions of
Target customers. It serves as a good reminder
to use a credit card instead of debit card when
purchasing things.

This time of year causes many to reflect upon the past 12 months and
wonder what the coming year will bring. While this happens on many
levels, for businesses it is particularly important to look ahead and
anticipate economic conditions and trends. Fortunately for Utah
businesses, the state's economy appears to be headed for another
year of respectable growth.

Towering grain silos overlook the main
highway in Salt Lake City at the Church of
Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints' Welfare
Square. At grocery stores, there's a whole
section with large plastic tubs with labels
that read, "Deluxe survivor 700." Radio ads
hawk long-term supplies of food with 25-year
shelf lives.

Hundreds of same-sex couples waited for hours at the Salt Lake County Clerk's Office in a race against the clock Monday as the state's efforts threatened to close an unexpected window allowing them to marry in Utah. But some counties in the state declined to issue any marriage licenses